Archive for July 7th, 2010

Campfires Banned In Several Delaware State Parks

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 Posted in Recreational News | No Comments »

Officials with DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation have issued a ban on campfires in certain of Delaware’s state parks due to high temperatures and dry conditions. As of July 7, campfires are banned in Lums Pond State Park, Killens Pond State Park, Trap Pond State Park and Cape Henlopen State Park. The ban is to ensure the safety of campers and to protect the parks’ forested areas. Campers will still be able to use charcoal to cook their meals while the ban is in effect. The ban is in place until further notice. Read more..

WDFW Offices Closing For Temporary Employee Layoff

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 Posted in Assorted Outdoors | No Comments »

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) offices, like those of most other state agencies, will be closed July 12 for the first of 10 unpaid, temporary employee layoff days. Fishing and hunting license sales conducted over the Internet at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/ and at retail vendors will not be affected by the closure. WDFW wildlife areas and water-access sites will remain open for public use during the layoff days, but WDFW hatcheries will not be open to the public during the layoff. The statewide, temporary employee layoffs are mandated by ESSB 6503 (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6503), adopted by the 2010 Legislature to help balance the state budget in the face of a revenue shortfall. Read more..

Ocean Sport Anglers Allowed Up To Two Chinook Daily

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 Posted in Fishing News | No Comments »

Sport anglers fishing for salmon off the coast of Washington will be able to take up to two chinook a day as part of their daily limit, effective tomorrow (July 8). Patrick Pattillo, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) salmon policy coordinator, said the department initially set catch limits for the season to ensure that the fishery would not have to close early. "With the predictions of chinook stocks nearly three times last year’s numbers, we were concerned that we could see very high chinook catch rates, and seasons could be closed early," said Pattillo. "From what we’ve seen in the early part of the season, we no longer have that concern." Read more..

ODFW Greater Sage Grouse Conservation Plan

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 Posted in Conservation News, Upland Bird Hunting | No Comments »

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife today released a five-year update to the greater sage-grouse conservation plan for public review. The revision of the document, Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Assessment and Strategy for Oregon, builds on the original 2005 plan and includes accomplishments to date, refined population estimates, core-area mapping and mitigation recommendations. “The new mapping effort lets us take a strategic look at priority habitats,” said Christian Hagen, ODFW Sage-Grouse Conservation Coordinator and lead author of the plan. “We now have solid data to use as a benchmark going forward.” Read more..

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